Season 1

1. Course No.44

1986-01-12

Instruction begins for the military test pilots in Fixed Wing Course 44 and Rotary Wing Course 23 and Empire Test Pilot's School.

2. High Speed, Low Level

1986-01-19

The students test various failure scenarios, including cabin pressure failure, engine failure, and a helicopter's 'avoid curve'.

3. We Never Use the Word Dangerous

1986-01-26

The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.

4. On Trial

1986-02-02

Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.

5. Finals

1986-02-09

The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.

6. The Right Stuff

1986-02-16

Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.